#ZorinOS says they reached 100K downloads in less than 2 days since it's launch, and over 72% of these downloads are coming from Windows.
That's what I call success π(and thank you #Microsoft for making #Windows more trash, keep doing it)
I think it's fair to ask (at this point), do you think the upcoming #Firefox VPN is meant to make the browser more secure.. or is it a data grab? π
We know that #Mozilla uses #Mullvad infrastructure to provide their paid MozillaVPN service, It's nothing special (just a rebranded client, with less nodes) you'd be better served with MullvadVPN since you'll use all the infrastructure.
I have a lot of questions, and there's basically no answers, but i can try to read between the lines (so here we go)
> Firefox VPN is not Mozilla VPN: Mozilla VPN remains our full-device, paid subscription product that can cover up to 5 devices at the same time. Firefox VPN is different: itβs a free, browser-only feature inside Firefox.
right! but how they're planning to fund that and make it sustainable? If the services are separate (which is a vague statement in itself), even from a business strategy perspective it's not the best move, they could have made a Free tier in MozillaVPN, integrated that with Firefox, use that to push and market the paid tier, instead of asking people to remove the extension and manually install the paid extension if they're willing to pay (even from usability perspective it's kinda messy)
> Web traffic originated in Firefox will be routed through the most performant VPN location available, within the United States.
"..within the united states" sure doesn't sound like a distributed network like Mullvad's, it's their own dedicated servers, located within the United states.. now it all make sense.. FirefoxVPN is only configured to work with US servers that Mozilla controls, while MozillaVPN uses Mullvad servers. (that's why they ask you to uninstall this, and install that if you want to upgrade)
we'll have to wait for other signs, hopefully guarantees (e.g. No logs policy).. so we know the answer to today's question.. but with Mozilla's recent controversies .. I'm not holding my breath.
Note: before I hit post, I saw a screenshot of FirefoxVPN, and they do tell users about the paid tier, still.. point still stands.. asking people to replace extensions is a bad approach.
2nd Note: some news outlets like LifeHacker are saying they'll use Mullvad servers.. I don't think that's how It'll be, I explained why.. + Mullvad still needs to get paid, it's a partnership.. not a free access to their Infrastructure..
3rd note: they do keep logs
> Logs linked to your account are automatically deleted after 3 months
So there you go, if you keep logs, the government will come knocking on your door.. so use a VPN that doesn't keep logs and accepts anonymous payments.
